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Counties in Iowa by county house price annual change, sales and refinances

Audubon County had the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances of 97 counties in 2019, at 19.65%. Calhoun County had the lowest, at -4.09%. The median was 3.18%. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest19.65Audubon County
Lowest-4.09Calhoun County
Median3.1897 counties

Top 40 counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Audubon CountyAudubon County: 19.65 %19.65Wayne CountyWayne County: 14.93 %14.93Osceola CountyOsceola County: 14.85 %14.85Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 11.07 %11.07Taylor CountyTaylor County: 10.8 %10.8Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 8.65 %8.65Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 7.57 %7.57Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 7.51 %7.51Fremont CountyFremont County: 7.48 %7.48Davis CountyDavis County: 7.29 %7.29Harrison CountyHarrison County: 7.15 %7.15O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 6.92 %6.92Butler CountyButler County: 6.45 %6.45Adams CountyAdams County: 6.4 %6.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 6.32 %6.32Louisa CountyLouisa County: 6.17 %6.17Jasper CountyJasper County: 5.84 %5.84Pottawattamie CountyPottawattamie County: 5.79 %5.79Marion CountyMarion County: 5.74 %5.74Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 5.7 %5.7Carroll CountyCarroll County: 5.48 %5.48Lucas CountyLucas County: 5.18 %5.18Hancock CountyHancock County: 5.03 %5.03Howard CountyHoward County: 4.95 %4.95Monroe CountyMonroe County: 4.87 %4.87Mills CountyMills County: 4.84 %4.84Bremer CountyBremer County: 4.68 %4.68Iowa CountyIowa County: 4.63 %4.63Wright CountyWright County: 4.59 %4.59Sioux CountySioux County: 4.57 %4.57Hardin CountyHardin County: 4.55 %4.55Tama CountyTama County: 4.49 %4.49Madison CountyMadison County: 4.44 %4.44Shelby CountyShelby County: 4.21 %4.21Woodbury CountyWoodbury County: 4.18 %4.18Cass CountyCass County: 4.01 %4.01Jones CountyJones County: 3.92 %3.92Boone CountyBoone County: 3.71 %3.71Washington CountyWashington County: 3.6 %3.6Dubuque CountyDubuque County: 3.52 %3.52
%. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Audubon County19.65+15.46 pts
2Wayne County14.93+18.34 pts
3Osceola County14.85+9.04 pts
4Chickasaw County11.07+8.7 pts
5Taylor County10.8+8.85 pts
6Ringgold County8.65+14.73 pts
7Montgomery County7.57+3.32 pts
8Pocahontas County7.51+13.2 pts
9Fremont County7.48-0.31 pts
10Davis County7.29+14.51 pts
11Harrison County7.15+7.01 pts
12O'Brien County6.92+6.05 pts
13Butler County6.45+3.52 pts
14Adams County6.4+3.33 pts
15Jefferson County6.32+7.5 pts
16Louisa County6.17+7.14 pts
17Jasper County5.84+2.61 pts
18Pottawattamie County5.79+1.22 pts
19Marion County5.74+0.98 pts
20Mitchell County5.7+0.25 pts
21Carroll County5.48+2.96 pts
22Lucas County5.18+3.55 pts
23Hancock County5.03+0.47 pts
24Howard County4.95-0.43 pts
25Monroe County4.87+4.54 pts
26Mills County4.84-3.42 pts
27Bremer County4.68+2.73 pts
28Iowa County4.63+1.43 pts
29Wright County4.59-0.12 pts
30Sioux County4.57+1.39 pts
31Hardin County4.55+3.36 pts
32Tama County4.49+7.42 pts
33Madison County4.44-0.57 pts
34Shelby County4.21-4.12 pts
35Woodbury County4.18-1.25 pts
36Cass County4.01+4.82 pts
37Jones County3.92-0.89 pts
38Boone County3.71-1.13 pts
39Washington County3.6-0.61 pts
40Dubuque County3.52+0.77 pts
41Clinton County3.48+1.26 pts
42Cherokee County3.44-0.92 pts
43Cedar County3.43-0.33 pts
44Keokuk County3.42-5.71 pts
45Buchanan County3.36+0.59 pts
46Franklin County3.31-8.85 pts
46Story County3.31+0.01 pts
48Plymouth County3.3-0.94 pts
49Grundy County3.18+3.99 pts
50Dickinson County3.09+0.28 pts
50Lyon County3.09+1.99 pts
52Polk County3.08-1.31 pts
53Hamilton County3.03-3.49 pts
54Warren County2.99-1.13 pts
55Mahaska County2.95-1.78 pts
55Marshall County2.95-2.57 pts
57Linn County2.85-0.45 pts
58Wapello County2.83-0.3 pts
59Scott County2.78+0.11 pts
60Webster County2.77-1.67 pts
61Clay County2.71-0.98 pts
62Cerro Gordo County2.57-0.4 pts
63Sac County2.48+0.85 pts
64Adair County2.47+2.64 pts
65Emmet County2.41-4.01 pts
66Jackson County2.37-4.77 pts
67Dallas County2.32-0.04 pts
68Johnson County2.25-1.75 pts
68Poweshiek County2.25-3.93 pts
70Winneshiek County2.24+0.71 pts
71Humboldt County2.17+0.38 pts
72Clayton County2.11-4.92 pts
73Muscatine County1.95-2.42 pts
74Black Hawk County1.74-2.11 pts
75Benton County1.65-2.74 pts
76Delaware County1.59-3.38 pts
77Monona County1.55+2.1 pts
78Greene County1.52-7.09 pts
79Des Moines County1.44-0.43 pts
80Winnebago County1.42-7.33 pts
81Fayette County1.21-4.28 pts
82Ida County1.17+0.74 pts
83Lee County0.93+1.56 pts
84Appanoose County0.92-6.54 pts
85Floyd County0.88-6.64 pts
86Kossuth County0.71+4.04 pts
87Buena Vista County0.65-1.15 pts
88Guthrie County0.64-3.2 pts
89Henry County0.33-2.81 pts
90Allamakee County0.14-4.22 pts
91Page County-0.33-13.95 pts
92Clarke County-0.84-9.39 pts
93Decatur County-0.86-5.32 pts
94Union County-1.66-10.28 pts
95Worth County-2.74-12.77 pts
96Palo Alto County-3.15-7.11 pts
97Calhoun County-4.09-7.32 pts

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About this ranking

Published percentage change from the previous year in the FHFA all-transactions house price index for US counties.

Developmental nominal series, not seasonally adjusted. Includes sale prices and refinance appraisals, unlike purchase-only series. Uses the published annual change directly; it is unaffected by the index base year. Missing estimates remain absent and historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Audubon County, with 19.65% in 2019, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price annual change, sales and refinances?

Calhoun County, with -4.09% in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-10. 2 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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